notable – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of notable

Adjective: notable

Comparison Forms

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Perifrastic

Comparativemore notable
Superlativemost notable

Sample Sentences

  • [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover? [c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):]
  • A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be. [1623, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona:]
  • Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments. [1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:]
  • Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles. [2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60:]
  • During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman. [c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 48:]
  • Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […] [1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers:]
  • Your honourable Uncle Sir Robert Manſell, who is now in the Mediterranean, hath been very notable to me, and I ſhall ever acknowledge a good part of my education from him. [1618 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, →OCLC, section II, page 68:]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English notable (“worthy of note, profitable, useful”), in some senses from Anglo-Norman notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notābilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“to note, mark”); in some senses from Middle English note (“benefit, profit, use, advantage”), from Old English notu (“t-use, profit, advantage, employment”) + -able; equivalent to note + -able. Compare English noteful (“useful”). See: Latin Adjectives 'notābilis', English Adjectives 'noteful'.

Verbs referencing "notable"

Spanish Adjectives notable.